St Edward's U12 Rugby Festival 2018

HISTORY OF RUGBYAT ST EDWARD’S SCHOOL

1872 The School’s first ever rugby match against Cowley Military College. 1874 First ever match against a peer school, Abingdon; the match was won by Teddies. 1883-1984 Hugh Ingledew became the first OSE international, winning three caps for Wales. 1884 The first St Edward’s Old Boys Rugby Club was formed. 1890 Charles Hammond

became the first OSE to win a ‘Blue’ for Oxford University. He later won 8 caps for England. 1897

Peter Cranmer, OSE, 1928- 1933

1900-1914 The period before the Great War was a high point for Teddies XVs and OSE with nine playing for clubs such as Harlequins, Blackheath and Wasps. Douglas Lambert, John Bussell and Lawrence Blencowe were particularly impressive, playing for Harlequins, Oxford and England between them. 1920-1945 Arthur Tilly took over the coaching of the top sides, helped by Sir George Mallaby.

Internal school matches started

when ‘Tutors sets’ started playing each other, a precursor to the later House Matches.

Lawrence Blencowe, OSE, 1900-1905

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